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Hello! I ran across this site while doing some research on soil.
My question is the following:
Is it possible to make struvite from human waste? I've ran a cross the process of making struvite from livestock manure but I wanted to know if that process could be duplicated with human waste instead. Thank you!
Johnson County Kansas Posted over 1 year ago
Do horses emit greenhouse gases? How much per individual compared to cows?
Horry County South Carolina Posted about 2 years ago
With the whole bio security issue can farrowing pigs / piglets and chickens live in the same barn through the winter safely together or is there a possibility of One getting ill?
Dane County Wisconsin poultry swine health chickens Posted over 2 years ago
I am teaching a course in Agriculture Waste Management at South Dakota State University and the 52 students want to know:
Codington County South Dakota Posted about 3 years ago
We have a 35 acre tract of farmland that we just got certified. Can I apply feedlot manure to the field from a feedlot that is NOT ORGANIC?
Also can I make compost that will be applied to the field with manure that does not come from an organic operation. Can you recommend any reference material or educational material that would help me learn about the do's and don'ts of organic crop growth and management?
Rio Grande County Colorado Posted about 3 years ago
Outside United States Posted over 3 years ago
What are the average carbon or nitrogen content of horse manure and also used/urine-soaked pelleted bedding? With a desired 20:1 up to 40:1 of C:N ratio I would need to know to assure quality composting.
Champaign County Illinois composting Posted over 3 years ago
Dear Madam, Dear Sir, We find it somehow difficult to source test equipment which can be used to test Potassium level according methods GB- 11904-89 in liquid manure. We can test Total N and Ammonium Nitrogen, P, PH in our lab in liquid manure but not K and would need this data to have the most important elements tested in our liquid manure as well in our liquid coming out from the biodigestor -would be grateful if you could provide us some reputable suppliers for this test equipment which we will need in our china farms operations to establish nutrient value for liquid manure application to land / crops .
Outside United States Posted over 3 years ago
Hi, my name is Niki Harris and I am with California Heritage Farms in Siskiyou County. We have a pastured hog operation and are moving into an open aired hoop house system, directly on the ground (no concrete slabs), where we will house about 650 pigs in four different hoops (max carrying capacity at any given time) with access to outdoors. We will do this on two different properties that are about 3 miles apart from one another. We will use deep straw bedding and compost the manure.
Given that we are within a mile from a river I would like to write a detailed groundwater management plan to ensure that our operation will not be disturbing river habitat beyond an acceptable measure for California compliance. I have spoken with our river trust Executive Director and NCRS representative and they are supportive of the project.
I am wondering if you have any example groundwater management sample plans that you could share? Or parallel plans. Thank you!
Siskiyou County California Posted almost 4 years ago
I found this article in Internet:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/17415/research-summary:-evaluation-of-a-synthetic-tube-dewatering-system-for-animal-waste-pollution-contro
and I want to ask You to help me in my problem.
Can we use this process of dewatering for the Pigs black liquid? Have You any information what type and kind of Geotextile useable for thereto?
I am Executive Director of the agricultural company (122 000 pigs), located in Russian Far East, Spassk-Dalniy city.
Outside United States Posted about 4 years ago